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roll-playing

The English word “roll-playing” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. An approach to roleplaying games that focuses excessively on numerical scores (such as those obtained by rolling dice) at the expense of character and realism.

Etymology

Blend of roll + role-playing.

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